Brush.



PATENTED JULY 17, 1906.

F. KLEINSORGEN.

BRUSH.

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FRITZ KLEINSORGEN, OF ELBERFELD, GERMANY.

BRUSH.

Specification of Letters latent.

Patented July 17, 1906.

Application filed June 9,1905. Serial No. 264,501-

To an whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FRITZ KLEINSORGEN, a subject of the German Emperor,residing at Elberfeld, in Germany, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Brushes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to brushes of all kinds; and it consists in soconstructing them that the single rows of tufts of bristles can beseparated from one another, so that the cleaning and drying of the brushcan be more perfectly and quickly eflected.

Some forms of brush according to this invention are illustrated, by wayof example, in the accompanying drawings, of which Figure 1 shows anail-brush in which separate rows of tufts of bristles are held togetherby a removable clip. Fig. 2 shows the same brush with the slide removedand the rows of bristles consequently spread out. Figs. 3 and 4 show thesame arrangement as applied to a tooth-brush.

By means of this invention it is possible to clean the brush-body comletely and dry it very quickly-for instance, 3 removing a clip a fromthe brush-body b, which results in the separate rows of tufts ofbristles spreading out as shown in Figs. 1 to 4, when the back is madeby forming a number of slits in a single piece of wood, so that underordinary conditions the separate strips stand out one from the othersomewhat in a fan shape, whereby the air can readily have access to allparts of the brush. WVhen required for use, the clip a is pushed down,thus drawing and holding the series of tufts together.

I/Vhat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

' 1. A brush comprising a handle a plurality of separable rows of tuftsof bristles integral therewith and a sliding clip for connecting themtogether, substantially as set forth.

2. A brush comprising a handle, a plurality of bars normally spreadingout at one end of said handle and integral therewith rows of bristlesmounted in said bars, in combination with a sliding clip engaging withand connecting said bars together, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

FRITZ KLEINSORGEN.

Witnesses:

OTTo KoNie, J. A. RIT'IERSHAUS.

